Hwang Eui-jo, suspected of illegal filming, suffers hamstring injury Will he be absent from his team as well?

Norwich coach "Hwang Ui-jo was in top condition If he is absent for a long period of time, the team will inevitably suffer"

Football Association: “We will not select the national team until the results of Hwang Ui-jo’s investigation come out.”

The Korea Football Association has decided not to select Hwang Ui-jo, who is under police investigation for illegal filming, as a member of the national team until the results of the investigation agency are released.The photo shows Hwang Ui-jo at the national soccer team warm-up match between Korea and Peru held in Busan in June this year.

Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City), who was booked as a suspect by the police for illegal filming and is being investigated, suffered a hamstring (muscle behind the thigh).

You may not be able to play for a while.

According to a British media Mirror report on the 2nd (Korean time), Norwich coach David Wagner said in an interview after the away game in the 18th round of the 2023-2024 English Football League (EFL) Championship (Second Division) against Watford, England on the 29th of last month, "Hwang Ui-jo said. “I suffered a hamstring injury,” he said.

Hwang Ui-jo played as the starting striker that day and scored the team's second goal in the 12th minute of the first half.

This is a goal in two consecutive games following the match against Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the 17th round.

Coach Wagner said, “After a detailed examination, we will confirm the severity of the injury,” and expressed regret, saying, “Hwang Ui-jo has been in peak condition recently. He trained really hard and even scored a goal as a member of the Korean national team.”

At the same time, he worried, "Hwang Ui-jo is adapting to the team quite well. If Hwang Ui-jo is seriously injured, his long-term absence will inevitably cause a blow to the team."

Football Association: “We will not select the national team until the results of Hwang Ui-jo’s investigation come out.”

The Korea Football Association has decided not to select Hwang Ui-jo, who is under police investigation for illegal filming, as a member of the national team until the results of the investigation agency are released.The photo shows Hwang Ui-jo in the 2026 North, Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round match between Korea and China held in Shenzhen, China on the 22nd.

Hwang Ui-jo is under police investigation on charges of illegally filming sexual intercourse with his ex-lover.

As a result of a meeting held by forming a discussion body, the Korea Football Association decided not to select Hwang Ui-jo as the national team member until a clear conclusion is reached by the investigative agency.

Hwang Ui-jo has been called up to the national team since the incident began in June of this year, and has participated in all six A matches in September, October, and November.

In particular, public opinion boiled over when he was used as a substitute in the away game in China on the 21st, even though it was known that he had been questioned by the police as a suspect after the 2026 North and Central America World Cup qualifier home game against Singapore held in Seoul on the 16th of last month.

Hwang Ui-jo, who returned to England after the China match, started against QPR and scored a goal, and even after the Football Association decided to temporarily exclude him from the national team, he started and scored a goal against Watford.

Director Wagner is protecting Hwang Ui-jo, who caused the sexual scandal, every day.

Coach Wagner said, “Hwang Ui-jo has good skills and an excellent work ethic,” and added, “I don’t have enough information to know the full picture of what happened in Korea. The only area I can judge and control is on the ground. “It’s only what I can see,” he said, adding that he would decide whether to hire him based on his appearance as a soccer player rather than issues outside of soccer. 슬롯